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Our friend, inspiration and co-worker Monty Oum passed away yesterday afternoon at 4:34 PM surrounded by people who loved him very much. Ten days ago Monty suffered a severe allergic reaction during a simple medical procedure that left him in a coma. Although he fought bravely, his body was not able to recover. During his time in the hospital he was well cared for and never in pain at any time.

Monty is survived by his wife Sheena, his father Mony, his brothers Woody, Sey, Chivy and Neat, and his sisters Thea and Theary, as well as a countless number of fans and friends. We were so proud to be a part of his life and we will miss him greatly.

Your generosity during the hours after the public statement on Friday will help his family deal with the costs of his care and his passing. You made an incredible difference during a difficult time and we cannot thank you enough.

As for honoring Monty, we will do that in our own way. In lieu of flowers or gifts, we ask that you simply do something creative. Use your imagination to make the world a better place in any way that you can. If you know Monty like we do, then you know he would certainly be doing that if he were able to.

SimMeavornFIRST Member Star(s)Indication of membership status - One star is a FIRST member, two stars is Double Gold

9 months ago

Not sure if this is the right place for this but:

My partner and I got into Rwby in the break between seasons 2 and 3 - I'd been an RVB fan for about a year before that.

So we got the news of Monty's passing not long after finishing watching the 2 seasons. Neither of us were particularly creative beforehand, but after watching RWBY, we both started gravitiating toward more creative fields. She started studying sound design, I started voice acting in my spare time - we picked up an audio drama series we liked, and started working on it.

2 Years on, and we've released our first attempt at animation. I started learning a few months ago and thought it'd be cool to show that Rooster Teeth's work inspired the two of us to try something creative.

I never thought I could get interested in an anime, let alone RWBY, but that quickly changed, everything about it was amazing and well thought out, Monty has been an inspiration to me, between RVB and RWBY he has been with and helped me through so much over the years. I wish I could meet him at least once...Too say thank you for creating the things that have helped me through tough times and hardships. Thank you Monty...You will be missed.

I only just started watching some of Monty Oum's work RWBY, but it has really helped me to move forward in my life. I had hoped to meet him one day and tell him how much his work helped me move forward. Even though he isn't here now I still want to say thank you to those who have brought have brought his work to life and are still moving forward with it now and those that knew him and shared his vision. I'm sure he is looking down and smiling upon you all. Thank you for helping and inspiring me once again Monty Oum and those who helped him.

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AsianJaysusFIRST Member Star(s)Indication of membership status - One star is a FIRST member, two stars is Double Gold

1 year ago

I'm not usually one to speak out on death.

I only recently became aware of Rooster Teeth as a whole, although I've watched their content over the years, but in the last few months I've fallen in love with everything they have to offer. I've watched so many shows, shorts, RT Life's, and Podcasts. I've gotten to know everyone on the cast on almost a personal level. I've even taken a few of the members on as personal inspirations and role models.

I stumbled across a video called, "Tribute to Monty Oum" today and I didn't even give it a second thought. I've been hearing how much everyone loves Monty's work, how big a success RWBY is, seen him on Podcasts, Immersion, RT Life. He's so easy to like and to look up to as an animator and as a person, no wonder there would be a tribute to him and everything he does. But I scrolled through a few of the comments on the video, and I really just couldn't believe what I was reading. My initial thoughts were, "Oh whatever, the Internet 'kills' famous people everyday".

Rooster Teeth as a whole has become such a big part of my life in such a short time, and it's just so jarring and surreal to learn that this person I had looked up to, looked forward to meeting, passed over two years ago.

Monty you will be missed, but you will always be remembered. You will always live on through everything you've created. And even though I never had the chance to meet you in person, I'm overjoyed that I have had the opportunity to experience your art.

I've been holding back on saying anything about Monty's passing because I couldn't bring myself to say anything, but I think that I can say now that I've always been a fan of Monty since I saw Haloid so many years back. Even though its been so long since he moved on, he is still my inspiration. I have yet to say goodbye to him and I don't think I ever will. I've taken one of the quotes from RvB to heart and now I never say goodbye to the people important to me. "Never say goodbye. If you don't say goodbye then you aren't really gone, you just aren't here right now." -Carolina

HunterSSEFIRST Member Star(s)Indication of membership status - One star is a FIRST member, two stars is Double Gold

1 year ago

Monty... Recently, I fell in love with RWBY more so than I have with any other animation. It wasn't until the season 3 finale credits that I learned of your death. Since then I've searched up your career and legacy and have been amazed. You were undeniably awesome! Since then you've brought me to tears and also filled me with motivation to get into animating as well. I just wish I could've supported you when you were here with us. I'm sorry for being late but I just wanted to let you know how much you are still loved and admired. Rest in peace, Monty.

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ShredderCodyFIRST Member Star(s)Indication of membership status - One star is a FIRST member, two stars is Double Gold

1 year ago

I did the same but it only clicked that he was the creator of RWBY after season 1, I had just never made the connection.

When i first seen Dead Fantasy i was in shock and awe for something so amazing to have been brought to life by someone so talented, i was instantly a fan, i remember waiting for the days when i new episode would be released and the characters that joined each episode made my gidi with joy, especially when hitomi made her entrance and following tifa as her rival. i remember just rewatching every animation he had put out and getting the eagerness to play Dead or alive right after. I had no idea Monty had joined Rooster Teeth, as I hadn't been up to date with the site in years after season 3 I believe. I had been in a binge watching mood last winter when i decided to watch all Red Vs Blue on Netflix and was just so amazed and happy to see how far RvB has come since my last viewing, i was also so surprised when i seen Monty's name in the credits, at first i was wondering why it was so familiar to me, why did i know it? then one google search later i was surprised who it really was, then found out he made a show for RT, quickly after i immediately watched all of RWBY that was available on Netflix, then made my way back to RT site, sadly i found out he had passed away earlier that year, but i am still so happy to the accomplishments he done and the impact he left for many people. Even though we had never, i will miss your presence in this world, and will always be an inspiration to me.

Imperf3ktFIRST Member Star(s)Indication of membership status - One star is a FIRST member, two stars is Double Gold
Visual Novellist

2 years ago

We managed to break the site over a series you created, monty. Just goes to show how many people you're reached, even in passing.

Keep moving forward.

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kingleo1994FIRST Member Star(s)Indication of membership status - One star is a FIRST member, two stars is Double Gold

2 years ago

you know, even a year later i still come back to this journal entry and have to read it now and then. It's amazing how one man through the things that he created managed to help unite so many like minded people. It's still tough to read this entry even after so much time has passed, because of how great of a human being Monty was. He was imagination, he was creativity, he was originality, and he was style. R.I.P Monty Oum you're loved and missed by family, friends, and fans, but your legacy is something that can never die, through the lives you touched, and the things you created. Sleep well old friend and know that you hold a piece of all of our broken hearts in your rest.

I didn't find out until february/march 2016 all i can say is thank for your art and work you shared with us all, if there is an afterlife you deserve to have a good one. Rest in peace Monty, we miss you

I'm guessing this, in the style of RWBY, is like Phyrra's death. No-one wants to accept it, not even with this all in the past, over a year and a half ago. Well with Phyrras its half a year ago but Monty was real. That's why we will never forget him, and wherever he is there will be a DDR machine and also a Xbox 360 with Halo 4.

R.I.P Monty. Keep moving forward.

P.S. hope Monty also brought up a PC so he can read this. Doubtful tho

since im only 14 and not a poet seeying this even after a year of no Monty i just want to say i wish i know more about him before he died, I knew he was a well educated man a ex break dancer, and one the most beautiful animators (more like artist) that I've ever been able to admire. The day this was posted and the day the know was updated telling us this happened, I feared the future of rooster teeth without there lead animator... But one year from RT is growing stronger not being let down by this mournful event. So just to say I fucking love you Monty and goodbye

Over the few years that I have lived, I have made many friends, and I have also lost many of those friends. I keep asking myself... "Why not me?" I would have given up my life so that they could live on, even if it was for another 10 minutes... Monty has touched so many lives and many of us would have given up our lives to let him live on if we could or if we had the opportunity. The people who are like Monty Oum who have big hearts and who give the most to the community When they leave this world, it shatters everyone and it stops everything. Many of us didn't have the chance to know Monty personally... but if we did have that opportunity... he would have been the best friend anyone could ever have. With him gone... I don't know what to do... He has helped so many people... I just wished that I had the chance to meet him in person...

He may be gone… But he will never be forgotten… Monty wold want us to keep moving forward, despite of what happens.

Hi Crazy_Person6236 I just read your post and I couldn't agree more what you said everything you said was going through my mind as i try to not cry like little baby at the time hell I'm doing it now just read your post but I always wanted to meet Monty and finding out that he died in 2015 made it worse cuz I found out in May the 1 of 2016 it hit me like someone hit me in the back of my head with a f**king bat and I can't stop thinking about how amazing he was its killing me and every time I hear someone talking about hem hell even say he's name I can't help but to cry he was someone I look up to when I was down low sh*t I'm crying again I well never forget about MONTY OUM NEVER all the amazing work he did for all of us he's should ever be forgotten RIP Monty oum I love you man bless you and your family now I'm going to go cry like a little b**ch and watch YouTube but ya that's want I think of the hole thing God bless all of you

But when I started watching RvB for the first time when season 8 was airing, it didnt take long for me to find out you were doing the great animations with a team.

It took even less time for me to write a novel of my own. The battle sequences were inspired by your work in RvB. When I didnt know how to approach the battle sequences afterwards I saw RWBY, led by you. And once again, your work inspired me. I could continue, I was able to write new battle sequences, I was able to work better with plot blackades I created myself.

Monty we honor you for you were a man who could do much more than the rest. You've given up so much, yet you treated everybody not like fans or a community. People have always referenced we are a family not a community, yet to me I would arrange it like this We're more than a community, We're a family. -For Mounty Oum

He created a universe that he treated like a child. This man treated everyone like family, and even though i never met you. Monty never stopped doing what he loved because he knew someday he would be gone and wanted to leave behind a path for other to walk upon and someday see him again. Thank you for every thing you have done Monty. We love and miss you.

Hey Monty ... seem like you passed out even before i learned who was behind The RWBY project. You know ... i saw em " all " , played em " all " , read em " all " , Animes , JRPG , manga ..... Did you knew at least ? Did you knew that your work was purely and simply " above " ? Behind your funny and humble attitude ? Did inside you knew it ? You were 33 , im 30 and i been into Japanese content all my life so i guess we must have seen the same " evolution " of things. Prodigies standing on top of their art like em. You were definitly going that way.

You know , some time ago i've been through a rough depression , total breakdown ... You know when the only thing you wanna do is sleeping ? Well , even if it was only for 10 or 15 mins max , RWBY's show has been the only thing i could have some slight interest in.

Im also working on my personal " memorial " project like so many other peoples and even if it took me 2 days put everything together cause im not into video set up im into audio. Working out that 28 mins videos + EFX + audio set up is by far my greatest project ever on PC. And thats for you pal !

With love from all around the globe.

Liila Lemuri.

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QuickGoProFIRST Member Star(s)Indication of membership status - One star is a FIRST member, two stars is Double Gold

2 years ago

This evening I went back, to watch some of my favourite videos from all of the RoosterTeeth content.

Even after all this time I have but a few things to say.

To Monty, I thank you. For years before your passing, and years to come. Your drive and vision was and will always be nothing short of revolutionary and inspirational.

To RoosterTeeth, I thank you. For the years of devotion to the internet, shared emotions and the building of a community that I can proudly consider myself a member of.

And finally to the Community. I thank you for being there to be at times my peers, at times my counselors, and where necessary a disciplinary. But above all, thank you for being my friend

Thank you all. For being there.

From a standard English lad to anyone who can see this.

Thank you.

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FreddiBearFIRST Member Star(s)Indication of membership status - One star is a FIRST member, two stars is Double Gold

2 years ago

Even now after so long, it's still so heartbreaking... There are so many tributes to him and every time I still cry like a baby and wish he was here with us still :'( I hope wherever he is that he knows the world isn't the same without him, and that we miss him like crazy..

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lupin096FIRST Member Star(s)Indication of membership status - One star is a FIRST member, two stars is Double Gold

3 years ago

God Damn it! Why Monty of all people? Why not someone less important, like Justin Bieber.

-6 WTF?

SensoryFourFIRST Member Star(s)Indication of membership status - One star is a FIRST member, two stars is Double Gold

3 years ago

Nine months later, and I'm reading this journal again. Nine months later, it still makes me want to cry. Monty was such a brilliant man, and I think we can all agree he changed the world. I still think of him occasionally and the influence he's had. I think of him whenever I see RWBY too, and even though it's only been two episodes, I know he'd be proud of the hard work that's been put into Volume 3. We miss you, Monty, but you'll NEVER be forgotten!

+2 Zing!

TEiFIRST Member Star(s)Indication of membership status - One star is a FIRST member, two stars is Double Gold

3 years ago

Monty was such a tremendous influence to me as an artist, and every once in a while - when I'm feeling like I'm stuck, or feeling down on myself - I remember Monty, his mantra of 'keep moving forward.'

I am a new member to Rooster Teeth, and I sadly never had the time, to watch of your animation or shows. Though I just passed by one of Monty's animation, called RWBY. I am here by to address some viral information.

From your source, Monty "passed away" in the aftermath of "a medical procedure." (By which means did the medical authority tell "you": i.e an injection took place)

So who's incharge of Season 3: which the trailer was shown yesterday.

"He was loved by many fans of his animation." I get this a lot on his twitter page.

Though I'd like to stress things here. I do not trust the US health system. People might say why I'm stating this to "YOU". A statistic report shown, that infants

I'm not sure Monty "was" aware of a December 2013. (2 year old blog) Posted online.

WARNING If YOUR brave enough. Continue reading,

a small section I took out, you can see now.

Of the 2,458 deaths identified between 1999-2010, 1,446 were from medications. The culprit drugs were not specified in most of the cases (approximately 74 percent). However, among those with an identified culprit drug, nearly half were antibiotics, followed by radiocontrast agents used during diagnostic imaging procedures and chemotherapeutics that are used in treatment of cancer.

“The U.S. and Australia have some of the highest rates of severe anaphylaxis among developed countries. We hope these results bring increased awareness of the need for a better understanding of anaphylaxis deaths.”– Elina Jerschow, M.D., M.Sc.

During the years studied, there was a significant increase in fatal drug anaphylaxis, from 0.27 per million in 1999-2001 to 0.51 per million in 2008-2010. The increase in medication-related anaphylaxis deaths likely relates to increased medication and radiocontrast use, enhanced diagnosis and coding changes.

“Anaphylaxis has been dubbed ‘the latest allergy epidemic,’” said Dr. Jerschow. “The U.S. and Australia have some of the highest rates of severe anaphylaxis among developed countries. We hope these results bring increased awareness of the need for a better understanding of anaphylaxis deaths.”

In addition to Dr. Jerschow, authors include Moira M. Scaperotti B.S., and Aileen P. McGinn, Ph.D., both at Einstein, and Robert Lin, M.D., M.Sc., at Weill Cornell Medical College. This research was supported in part by the Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Institutes of Health to Albert Einstein College of Medicine (UL1 TR001073). The researchers report no conflicts of interest.

I still can't believe that he's gone. I have spent the last 7 or 8 months writing a small guitar piece in honour of Monty and I plan to record and post it to as many media outlets as possible very soon.

Months later and I still come back to this over and over again cause I have yet to get over the fact that such a great person died. I may not have known much about Monty Oum at first at all, but I still look up to him as a role model. I have recently started taking Computer Animation classes on school right now in hopes of learning as much as possible so I can possibly create something amazing too one day as a way to honor Monty as matt had asked that we should all do. I really hope that someday I can create something as amazing as Monty's work so that I too can move the world with my work as Monty continuously did during his time.

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kingleo1994FIRST Member Star(s)Indication of membership status - One star is a FIRST member, two stars is Double Gold

3 years ago

"may dust be brought to dust but not bring despair, for there is no futility not even in death"

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ArthroFIRST Member Star(s)Indication of membership status - One star is a FIRST member, two stars is Double Gold

My sadness is profound for this man who created such wonderful animation that touched my soul. My heart goes out to his family and friends in their grief. Please know that Monty will not be forgotten and his legacy will live forever.

I am new to Roster Teeth production really didn't know much about Monty, but when I first seen RWBY I started watching as much as I could. The man had great mind, thinking out of the box. My prayers go out to his family, and his extended family at Rooster Teeth. I can't wait to what you guys have in story for us avid watchers. Make him proud, like I know you guys can.